Just want to acknowledge the passing of Mr. Antoine “Fats” Domino the other day. A great pioneer of early rock and roll. If you’ve never listened to it, check out some of his (and others’) classic numbers on my Indispensable 150 Spotify list. “For No … Continue reading One Song/Three Versions – For No One
Note – a short while back I wrote a post about a jazz-rock ensemble from the Seventies called Dixie Dregs. I had a feeling they might get back together again for a brief tour. Lo and behold, that happened. They’re coming to Boston in March. … Continue reading One Song/Three Versions – Wonderwall
Until I started researching this post, I would have sworn on a stack of Bibles that the original version of this song was done by The Animals. It just had that gritty sound that we came to expect from them. As a matter of fact, … Continue reading One Song/Three Versions – Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood
Wikipedia: “In My Time of Dying” (also called “Jesus Make Up My Dying Bed” or a variation thereof) is a traditional gospel music song that has been recorded by numerous musicians. The title line, closing each stanza of the song, refers to a deathbed and … Continue reading One Song/Three Versions – In My Time of Dying
The lunatic is on the grass. The lunatic is on the grass. Remembering games and daisy chains and laughs. Got to keep the loonies on the path. The lunatic is in the hall. The lunatics are in my hall. The paper holds their folded faces … Continue reading One Song/Three Versions – Brain Damage – Pink Floyd
Canadian singer/songwriter/troubadour Leonard Cohen died today at the age of 82. I’ve been working on this One Song/Three Versions post about him anyway so I see no reason not to go ahead and do that as a tribute to him. (Despite being in poor health, … Continue reading One Song/Three Versions – Hallelujah – Leonard Cohen
Screamin’ Jay Hawkins was a singer/songwriter whose claim to fame arguably is the great blues tune “I Put a Spell on You.” I can’t improve upon Wikipedia so I’ll turn the post over to it for a while: “Hawkins had originally intended to record “I … Continue reading One Song/Three Versions – I Put a Spell On You
Update – This was originally posted on August 23, 2016. Mose Allison died on November 15, 2016, aged 89. RIP. So I was recently watching the terrific Who documentary, The Kids Are Alright, when the band launched into a live version of “Young Man Blues” from … Continue reading One Song/Three Versions – Young Man Blues
Wherein I take an established song and show how different artists interpret it, in ways not hearable by us mere mortals … All I ask for all I pray Steady rollin’ woman gonna come my way Led Zeppelin’s song “Black Dog” from their fourth (ZoSo) … Continue reading One Song/Three Versions – Black Dog – Led Zeppelin
Let it Bleed was my favorite Stones album prior to the release of Exile on Main Street. And it’s still a great album, probably deserving a post of its own. The Stones denied that the title was a take on the Beatles’ Let it Be. … Continue reading One Song/Three Versions – Let it Bleed
